The Academic Gifted Program offers services tailored to individual students according to their Individual Education Programs (IEP) and individual interests. Enrichment activities are cross-curricular and involve academic learning projects, field trips, career exploration and development projects, guest speakers, research projects and hands-on activities. While projects will vary depending on available resources and staff, anticipated activities include the following core areas:
Language Arts: publishing, creative writing, literary research and language history and evolution.
Math: logic, problem solving, mathematical applications, exploration using hands-on activities, math games, calculator skills and integration of technology.
Social Studies: history, sociology, psychology, archeology, anthropology, entrepreneurship, ecology and political science.
Science: general science, electronics, biology, physics, life science, earth science, astronomy, botany, geology, ecology, chemistry, robotics and oceanography aeronautics.
Expectations:
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Students will work on cluster group activities such as discussing, listening questioning, debating, speaking, and discussion leading.
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Students will work on projects, will experiment, will use cooperative learning, critical thinking skills, problem solving skills and will analyze and synthesize as well evaluate their own work.
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Open-ended discussion and imaginative play may be used to further synthesize knowledge and transfer it to new applications.
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Students will identify and research their areas of interest, analyze data, and present their feelings effectively.
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Students will maintain proper self control and etiquette while at the center. Students will show respect to one another and to faculty members.
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Students will remain on task at all times. Students who do not comply with the expectations of the center will be returned to itinerant services at their regular schools.